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Why Travis Schlenk is a Slam Dunk Hire for the Atlanta Hawks

The Atlanta Hawks’ hire of Travis Schlenk as general manager is as close to a slam dunk as one can get.

I don’t need to tell you that the Warriors are the King Midas of the NBA. Seemingly everything they touch, from an undersized guard out of Davidson to a 2nd round power forward out of Michigan State, turns to gold.

@ATLHawks new GM Travis Schlenk "we're in a better place right now than @warriors were when I got there." pic.twitter.com/iKozXak2EH

— fred kalil (@fredkalil) June 2, 2017

Schlenk worked for the Warriors for 12 seasons so he saw the harsh high and lows that the franchise went through and was vital in all player-related matters.